It is a Saturday afternoon in the middle of July. Chris and his son Jack, who are both into water
sports, are looking out of the window, and it is raining heavily. They both look miserable as the
weather has taken a turn. As they begin discussing what they would like to do over the summer
holidays, they walk across to the other side of the room and sit on the sofa, but they continue to feel
bored. They switch the TV on. The son picks up his iPad and he starts looking at the weather
forecasts for the next two weeks, and then he looks at activities he could do over the summer. As he
is researching, he notices that there is a new water adventure park has opened in the two and they
would both like to go.
Where could the scene be filmed?
The scene is set in the living room of a 3-bedroom detached house in the coastal town of
Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The living room is a light blue-sky colour with a cream-coloured
carpet.
What are the characters wearing?
Jack is wearing a dark blue coloured short sleeve t-shirt along with a pair of light blue shorts. Chris is
wearing a dark blue shirt along with a pair of grey coloured jeans.
Props
• iPad
• TV Remote control
Lighting
The colour of the lighting used within the scene would be a cool white to blue sky colour which
matches the colour of natural light from outside (between 5000K-7000K). This will help to make the
scene look vibrant as well as helping to set the tone of the scene.
Shot Number Shot Type Camera Angle Framing Description
001 Medium Shot Eye Level Chris will be on
the left of the
camera frame
while the son
will be on the
right of the
camera frame.
Chris and Jack are
looking out of the
window.
The camera will
stay still, and it will
look straight
towards them from
outside of the
house.
002 Full View Eye Level Chris will be on
the left of the
frame and Jack
will be on the
The father and son
walk across the
room to the sofa.
The camera will pan
right of the
frame.
across the room to
follow the
characters’
movement.
003 Close Up Eye Level Jack will be on
the left of the
frame.
Jack sits down on
the sofa.
The camera will
face towards Jack
and will pan down
to follow his
movement.
004 Full View Low Angle Jack will be on
the left of the
frame while
Chris will be on
the right of the
frame.
Chris sits down on
the sofa, picks up
the TV remote and
switches the TV on,
while Chris picks up
his iPad. The light
and sound from the
TV will be in the
background.
The camera will
stay still, and it will
face the two
characters.
005 Close Up Eye Level Jack will be on
the left of the
frame.
Jack is looking
through his iPad
and finds
something that
could be of interest
to do over the
summer.
The camera will
stay still, and it will
face Jack.
006 Close Up Eye Level Chris will be on
the right of the
frame.
Chris turns the TV
off and looks
towards his son in
excitement.
The camera will
stay still, and it will
face Chris.
007 Close Up Eye Level Chris will be on
the left of the
frame.
Chris is talking to
his father and looks
towards him.
The camera will
stay still, and it will
face Jack.
008 Full View Low Angle Jack will be on
the left of the
camera frame
while Chris will
Chris and Jack get
up from the sofa in
excitement and
be on the right
of the camera
frame.
hurry out of the
living room.
The camera will
stay still, and it will
face the two
characters.

Directing a Scene.pdf

  • 1.
    It is aSaturday afternoon in the middle of July. Chris and his son Jack, who are both into water sports, are looking out of the window, and it is raining heavily. They both look miserable as the weather has taken a turn. As they begin discussing what they would like to do over the summer holidays, they walk across to the other side of the room and sit on the sofa, but they continue to feel bored. They switch the TV on. The son picks up his iPad and he starts looking at the weather forecasts for the next two weeks, and then he looks at activities he could do over the summer. As he is researching, he notices that there is a new water adventure park has opened in the two and they would both like to go. Where could the scene be filmed? The scene is set in the living room of a 3-bedroom detached house in the coastal town of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The living room is a light blue-sky colour with a cream-coloured carpet. What are the characters wearing? Jack is wearing a dark blue coloured short sleeve t-shirt along with a pair of light blue shorts. Chris is wearing a dark blue shirt along with a pair of grey coloured jeans. Props • iPad • TV Remote control Lighting The colour of the lighting used within the scene would be a cool white to blue sky colour which matches the colour of natural light from outside (between 5000K-7000K). This will help to make the scene look vibrant as well as helping to set the tone of the scene. Shot Number Shot Type Camera Angle Framing Description 001 Medium Shot Eye Level Chris will be on the left of the camera frame while the son will be on the right of the camera frame. Chris and Jack are looking out of the window. The camera will stay still, and it will look straight towards them from outside of the house. 002 Full View Eye Level Chris will be on the left of the frame and Jack will be on the The father and son walk across the room to the sofa. The camera will pan
  • 2.
    right of the frame. acrossthe room to follow the characters’ movement. 003 Close Up Eye Level Jack will be on the left of the frame. Jack sits down on the sofa. The camera will face towards Jack and will pan down to follow his movement. 004 Full View Low Angle Jack will be on the left of the frame while Chris will be on the right of the frame. Chris sits down on the sofa, picks up the TV remote and switches the TV on, while Chris picks up his iPad. The light and sound from the TV will be in the background. The camera will stay still, and it will face the two characters. 005 Close Up Eye Level Jack will be on the left of the frame. Jack is looking through his iPad and finds something that could be of interest to do over the summer. The camera will stay still, and it will face Jack. 006 Close Up Eye Level Chris will be on the right of the frame. Chris turns the TV off and looks towards his son in excitement. The camera will stay still, and it will face Chris. 007 Close Up Eye Level Chris will be on the left of the frame. Chris is talking to his father and looks towards him. The camera will stay still, and it will face Jack. 008 Full View Low Angle Jack will be on the left of the camera frame while Chris will Chris and Jack get up from the sofa in excitement and
  • 3.
    be on theright of the camera frame. hurry out of the living room. The camera will stay still, and it will face the two characters.